Volcanoes of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Soufriere St. Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Stratovolcano · 1,220 m (4,003 ft) · W Indies

Soufriere St. Vincent is a stratovolcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1,220 m (4,003 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 4 significant eruptions here, which killed 1,738 people where the toll is counted.

Soufriere St. Vincent on the map

Soufriere St. Vincent and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,220 m (4,003 ft)
Region
W Indies
Summit
13.330° N, 61.180° W
Last known eruption
1964 or later
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
360150

Significant eruptions

4 on record, newest first.

Photos

From the NCEI/WDS Natural Hazards Image Database (doi:10.7289/V5154F01). Only photos by the USGS and NOAA, which are public domain, are shown.

Soufriere St. Vincent
Soufriere St. Vincent This photo, taken on April 22, 1979, shows a 6 km eruption cloud rising into the early morning sky. The cloud eventually rose to an altitude of 15 km. Photo: F.C. Whitemore, U.S. Geological Survey.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.